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Maker(s):The Provisional Government of the French Republic
Culture:French
Title:One Franc
Date Made:1944
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Aluminum
Place Made:Europe; France; Paris
Accession Number:  MH 1997.14.481
Credit Line:Gift of the estate of Eileen Paradis Barber (Class of 1929)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Obverse: Bust of the Republic facing left, wearing Phrygian cap with wreath of wheat, olive, and oak; REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
Reverse: Two horns of plenty flanking central numerals; LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 1 FRANC 1944

Tags:
money

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